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A former Northwestern University professor on trial for murder in the stabbing death of his boyfriend reiterated on Wednesday his contention that another man committed the crime while he cowered in a nearby bathroom.

New York Citys police department placed the embattled former head of its sergeants union on modified assignment Wednesday, stripping him of his gun and shield, a day after federal agents raided the unions office and his home.

Tonga is planning to go ahead with its scheduled northern hemisphere rugby tour this month despite the recent decision by Samoa to cancel its tour over COVID-19 concerns.

Martine Mose, the widow of Haitis assassinated president, traveled to her homeland to answer questions behind closed doors on Wednesday from a judge overseeing the murder case.

Martine Mose, the widow of Haitis assassinated president, traveled to her homeland to answer questions behind closed doors on Wednesday from a judge overseeing the murder case.

Two wealthy parents who are the first to stand trial in the college admissions bribery scandal used lies and money to steal coveted spots at prestigious schools their kids couldn't secure on their own, a prosecutor said Wednesday before jurors decide if t...

Turkey on Wednesday ratified the Paris climate accord, joining the global fight against climate change weeks before the start of a key summit in Glasgow, Scotland.

Beaten in his last three elections, former sixterm Sheriff Joe Arpaio is attempting another comeback, this time running for mayor of the affluent Phoenix suburb where he has lived for the last two decades.

The discovery of two inactive grenades inside a vehicle led to a sevenhour closure of Canadabound traffic on the Ambassador Bridge at the busiest border closing with the U.S., Windsor police said Tuesday.

The Taliban on September 7 declared an interim government after Pakistan’s intelligence chief Lt General Faiz Hameed visited Kabul.

The Facebook Chief Executive apologised on Tuesday following a six-hour social media outage that affected Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp.

Tunisian President Kais Saied appointed Hanene Tajouri Bessassi as ambassador to the United States, he said on Monday, weeks after he dismissed her predecessor without explanation.

The worlds largest association of airlines said Monday that it is aiming for the air transport industry to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, while acknowledging it will be a huge challenge.

A theatre director whose play was reported to the Lebanese authorities for allegedly criticising the president was released without charge after questioning on Monday, his lawyer said, in a case that has fuelled worry about freedom of expression in Lebano...

France and Spain pressed Monday for changes to rules governing the European Unions energy markets as prices for gas and electricity surge, ramping up alreadyhigh utility bills and tightening yet another notch the belts of people hit hard by the coronaviru...

Boko Haram insurgents have taken over multiple communities in Nigeria's northcentral Niger state, offering villagers money and incorporating them in their ranks to fight the government, a local government official and the state's information commission to...